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Yes, that's right Next year Vermont will sponsor
and Gray ball. Combining color theme parties wi
party, queer revelers can come as their preferred co
the conflict between the states. I would call it the
that name has simply become so dry, hasn't it? \
Anyway, the problem of course is that the 
forms were of a color that matches easier, but the 3
had the better cut. Constance has decided of cours
be dressed as Mary Todd, after Abe's death, when‘?-
that black. ,,   
The ball will be held in St. Albans, sight of the northern-T
most skirmish of the Civil war, in which some soldiefrslsnuck
through the border to rob a bank, after a wild nightin a'Montréia1
bath house no doubt. This of course is the reason todgayithat
they ask all of us at the border if we have any firearms. " ‘J ‘°

   

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If that isn't enough to do, Constance has decided to kick
off yet another sister city program. As you know the Queen City
has a sister city in Russia and onein Nicaragua. Well Russia has
so much to offer with the babushka and theso many creative
things they have done with rabbit fur and Polyester. Nicaragua
gave us that lovely flourish of patterned hippie Wear that oc-
curred‘ at the end of the eighties, but really what does Burlington
”ple'ase dress down” Vermont have to offer these cities in re-
turn? We can't take credit for the Birkenstock, that's Sweden's
fault. And those god awful hippie shirts that tie in the backgno
culture should have to look at that. And its not likegour more
fabulous citizens are sent over as ambassadors-of good Will.
Cherrie, nor Yolanda, nor Amber, nor Marguerite, noteven 
Patrick have had a call from the mayor to share thejuwie "C L“ if
our culture. .,, : I

This brings‘Constance to her point. She has foundlgaciv
distant and exotic as our other sister cities, one  re /<3
only benefit from our ties, that's right The fair City
Constance invites you to discover our distant sf
tropolis. The city founded by hippies many yea:
many of the same attire problems. Brattleboro in f:
into an area that hosts twice as many gay bars as it
mont! Constance invites you to discover 01;.
Brattleboro. And they even speak English!

Brattleboro. Email: vfmtf@sover.net

n O V E IT} be I’ V or call Bari Shamas for directions or

QMO N DAY , questions 387-5788

  
  
   
   
      

   
  
   
   

GLITTER Film - Stonewall. Loving

. and ribald, if a bit clunky, this tribute

to the Stonewall uprising follows the
fortunesoor misfortunes as the case
may beoof a cadre of participants,
notably a spunky queen named
LaMiranda (Guillermo Diaz) and the
clean-cut, budding activist, Matty
Dean (Frederick Weller), who ro-
mances him. The film has energy,
spunk and a reverent feel for the era
when modern gay rights came of age.
7:45-10:00 PM.Wednesday, 5th. The
Rhombus Gallery , College & Church
Sts., Burlington. 652—1103.FMl Con-

. tact Steven Kopstein at 802-434-5653

or email:GL|TTERvt@aol.com.

Southeastern VT Freedom to Marry

‘Task Force will next meet 7pm at the

home of Lauren Leigh 11 Oak St.,

E WEDNESDAY

GLBQ Youth Newsletter Meeting for
Outright VT, Burlington. 7-9 p.m. FMI
(800) GLB-CHAT

Telephone support group for H|V+
women, Twin State Womenis Net-
work. 8:30-9:30 p.m. FMl(800) 473-
7796. 6 '

Pop/jazz vocalist and musician Suede
in concert. 8 p.m. At the Unitarian
Church in Burlington. Tickets $12 by
calling (802) 863-2437. This perfor-
mance benefits Vermont CARES and
Outright Vermont.

aTH U RSDAY

Safety and Dignity in Our Relation-

wonder! Their most re-
cent concert — October 4 at
Union 32 in Montpelier, and
October 5 at The Flynn Theatre
— entitled ”Once Upon a Time,”
devoted itself to music associ-
ated with, or inspired by, fairy
tales. It was astonishing - so
much so that your writer can't

quite decide ho i sould e

reviewed.

The pe
shows almost 11
—high school seniors and
younger — who come from a
variety of locales, requiring
varying degrees of effort to at-
tend rehearsals (like Rutland
and Plattsburgh). That they
are a committed lot is not to be
discussed. Neither is their
level of individual accomplish-
ment.

Their conductor, Troy
Peters, is unquestionably the
right man for the job: clear
baton technique, a sense of
challenging, yet appropriate
repertoire (I-Iumperdinck,
Sibelius, Vermonter Thomas L.
Reed, and Tchaikovsky), and a
decent researcher — he also
wrote the excellent program
notes.

The featured soloist,
Dorian Vandenberg-Rodes,
was alarming: a twelfth grade
virtuoso dealing with the
razzle—dazzle Sibelius Violin
Concerto as if it were child's
play, rather than the daunting
technical terror that is for
many, and that with almost un-
natural accuracy.

The enterprise is private
and gift supported. It offers
and extraordinary opportunity
for the young to learn both the
orchestral repertoire and the
ways of the orchestral player,
which require discipline -and
the capacity to subjugate self to
ensemble in interests of good
transmission of a composer's

vision and a conductor’s inter-
pretation.

It is also noteworthy that
the ensemble dedicates a sub-
stantial amount of time to in-
school residencies, which open
the world of music and instru-
mental musicians to students
who might otherwise not have
the opportunity to get up-close
and personal with a Tuba or

  /-\llen Fletcheri  .  

he Vermont Youth Or
I chestra is, simply put, a

and excitement shared.

The organization is forty
years old, and unquestionably
successful in its effort to ac-
complish its mission: ”to cre-
ate opportunities for young
people to appreciate and pur-
sue excellence in music.” So
what, then, if the Tchaikovsky
was overplayed, and the Joy
Dance in the Read was just too

  
  

olin. Thus do members learn
ways in which special
" wledge can be transmitted

lt’s Yolanda’s World,

the rest of us are iust lining up for Kool Ade, or somethin'l
BY SAL lNGLlMA — — — —— -—

long? Be there next time. Buy
tickets. Give money. They're
great!

 
 
  

Yolanda let us know just
plastic and why we keep coming back again and again. Is she a
man, a woman, a drag queen or an alien? Can she sing Elvis like
the King, the Partridge Family like Deborah Harry on acid, spiri-
tuals like Aretha Franklin? She can, she can! But what’s even
more eye-opening than ' ’
Yolanda’s Charo puff-wig and
sometimes ]el1—O chesties are the
kitschy catchy tunes she pens “
herself, sitting at home alone
strumming her guitar, tending to
her pet tamagochi, and bewail—
ing the Boy who Sung the Blues
and left her with more saran
wrap than she knows what to do
with. Or maybe it's Tex, the sex
toy freak who left a clutter of
paraphernalia around poor
Yolanda while he's moved on for
greener (haired?) pastures.
Yolanda in full effect is con-
stantly weaving a multi-leveled
entertainment orbit around you, interrupting comedy with
music, music with genderfuck, glitter with her brawny tattoos.

And like any diva in da middle, Yolanda is supported by
her fun lovin’, riff—spooling, jam kicking band— Cooper Hesby
on keyboards, Tommy Grahm on guitar, Willy Tanglewood on
drums, and Johnny Ace on bass. But where would this po—mo
Dorothy be without her own Rainbow at the end of the stage,
the ever blissful smiling Rainbow, when she's not harmonizing
with Yolanda on a chorus of ”Why do you think I'm so scary?”

Yolanda throws our gender / identity confusion back on us,

   

and lets us think for a second on the constant hypocrisy forced ‘

on us in our male / female straitjacket drag, or male / female strait-
jacket minds; and this bravery with exposing one of our culture's
most enduring taboos is part of what makes Yolanda’s shows so
winning, and why we know it's Yolanda’s World— the rest of us
are just a lauding...

ships, a community forum to discuss
battering in same sex/gender relation-

ships, and work toward creating sup- *

port for survivors. 6-9 p.m. Cointois
Auditorium, Burlington. FMI call (800)
649-2437 or (802) 658-3131. ‘

FRIDAY

Comedienne Karen Williams will per-
form at the MucCullough Students
Center at Middlebury College at 8 pm.
FMI call David at 388-0750.

Opening reception for Scottie
Harrison at Phoenix Rising 104 Main
St. Montpelier. A longtime resident of
Plainfield. For the past several years
she has concentrated on imagery de-
rived from her dreams, attempting to
integrate waking and dreaming con-
sciousness through her drawings. 5-
7 pm at Phoenix Rising,. Exhibition
runs from Nov 7th through Nov 29th.

(802) 229 0522 open Mon-Thurs 10-
5, Fri 10-6 Sat 11-5

and Mountains women, 6 PM,
Rumney, NH, 603-726-3667.

SATURDAY An Evening with the Royal court Of
New York City. Drag show and dance

5th Annual Statewide Conference and
Our Town Meeting, sponsored by the
Vermont Coalition for Lesbian and
Gay ‘Rights. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm,
Rutland High School. FMI call Judith
at 623-6131.

Thanksgiving Dinner with the Lakes

 

Scottie Harrison's work

to benetitACoRN. 8 PM, American Le-
gion Hall, WRJ, VT, $15 at the door
and $10 in advance from POB 2057,
Lebanon‘, NH 03766. FMl: 603-448-
2220.

8-9: 18th Annual Waitsfield PTO Ski
and Skate Sale to benefit Waitsfield
Elementary Parent-Teacher Organi-
zation. 9 am to 4 pm Saturday; 10
am until 3 pm on Sunday. FMI call
Deb Hall at 496-5535.

Manhattan Pizza in Burlington hosts
songwriters Nato, David Kamm,
Aaron Flinn and the Steph Pappas
Experience at 10 p.m. Nocover.

Third annual Lesbian and Gay Par-
ent and Family Issues Conference at